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The Immortality Contract
Immortality, but at what price? In this ultimate showdown between science and religion, one man puts the world to the test.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 22, 2017
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September 30, 2022
Superb. I look forward to reading more from this imaginative author.
July 23, 2017
Thanks to everyone for the reviews, both positive and negative. I always enjoy seeing what people think since I'm so close to a story when I write it that it's hard to maintain my perspective. This story came out of a lot of discussions I've had with people of varying religious viewpoints and I hope I succeeded in portraying both sides of what I find a very interesting question.
Scott Burdick
Scott Burdick
May 5, 2020
Fairies are not real!
People who can talk and see the dead are not good people, they pray on the gullible and easily impressible which are usually ignorant below average intelligence individuals. The title of this book cought my interest because the title alone has a lot of potential and it could be developed in a lot of possible different stories and unfortunately this one is not one I would consider a good choice for my particular interest in story telling, as I read I started to dread it's conclusion as I could not understand what the author's point could be? What the author is trying to teach me? The head on confrontation between science and religion is one that I was not expecting; nevertheless, that is the direction this story went and to my disappointment too much credit is given to religion in the most common form of deceit religious people use to gain followers divine intervention that is, so, even though is cleverly written I feel like a preacher wrote this, like somehow the writer had that hidden agenda to make a believer out of the readers. I personally accept only facts when it comes to reality although quantum theory begs to differ but that discussion is for another book; however, I love fantasy so when I want to read fantasy I choose books under that category who doesn't like to read a good fantasy story? I give this book two stars for effort none for creativity.
People who can talk and see the dead are not good people, they pray on the gullible and easily impressible which are usually ignorant below average intelligence individuals. The title of this book cought my interest because the title alone has a lot of potential and it could be developed in a lot of possible different stories and unfortunately this one is not one I would consider a good choice for my particular interest in story telling, as I read I started to dread it's conclusion as I could not understand what the author's point could be? What the author is trying to teach me? The head on confrontation between science and religion is one that I was not expecting; nevertheless, that is the direction this story went and to my disappointment too much credit is given to religion in the most common form of deceit religious people use to gain followers divine intervention that is, so, even though is cleverly written I feel like a preacher wrote this, like somehow the writer had that hidden agenda to make a believer out of the readers. I personally accept only facts when it comes to reality although quantum theory begs to differ but that discussion is for another book; however, I love fantasy so when I want to read fantasy I choose books under that category who doesn't like to read a good fantasy story? I give this book two stars for effort none for creativity.
October 18, 2019
Worthy of its five star ranking
I finished this book at 4:30 am. I found it too compelling to put down. Having co-authored a technothriller 'Immortality Gene' Scott's title caught my attention. It takes an entirely different direction to my book and focuses on the conflict that science would possibly face with religion.
This book draws on the work of Richard Dawkins who, in his book 'The God Delusion', pointed out that faith is not the worthy quality that religion makes it to be. Despite that the reader of 'Immortality Contract' will not be able to decry some of the faithful in the story while readily seeing the evil in others.
Get this book; read and consider it. You may think the drug used in it far fetched but be aware that there are some eminent authorities in the field of senolytics who think the first person to live to 1000 is alive now.
I finished this book at 4:30 am. I found it too compelling to put down. Having co-authored a technothriller 'Immortality Gene' Scott's title caught my attention. It takes an entirely different direction to my book and focuses on the conflict that science would possibly face with religion.
This book draws on the work of Richard Dawkins who, in his book 'The God Delusion', pointed out that faith is not the worthy quality that religion makes it to be. Despite that the reader of 'Immortality Contract' will not be able to decry some of the faithful in the story while readily seeing the evil in others.
Get this book; read and consider it. You may think the drug used in it far fetched but be aware that there are some eminent authorities in the field of senolytics who think the first person to live to 1000 is alive now.
July 29, 2017
The question of how religion play a part in our world events! How many times have you heard someone suggest that organized religions are the cause of many wars and hatred across the world. What would happen if there were no religion? If people were given a choice to live without the systems that they were raised with, or live forever. A very interesting, hard decision on how you want to live or die.
What will happen to the world? This is a very well written exciting book. You are drawn in the very center of the lives involved. End Religion? End hate and murder? Read on folks! Asks you to put yourself in heart of what we all wish would solve the world problems and bring peace!
What will happen to the world? This is a very well written exciting book. You are drawn in the very center of the lives involved. End Religion? End hate and murder? Read on folks! Asks you to put yourself in heart of what we all wish would solve the world problems and bring peace!
July 23, 2018
Enjoyable Read
Enjoyable read for anyone who's ever questioned the value of religion to our civilization. Written with respect for both points of view.
Enjoyable read for anyone who's ever questioned the value of religion to our civilization. Written with respect for both points of view.
March 23, 2020
Seriously good!
Seriously. Excellent handling of the god /no god subject but a little light on the aftermath...in other words I think the book should have been longer! I will check out Scott's other book(s) ASAP
Seriously. Excellent handling of the god /no god subject but a little light on the aftermath...in other words I think the book should have been longer! I will check out Scott's other book(s) ASAP
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